Saturday, August 17, 2019

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Standing Rock stands with Mauna Kea

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 7 hours ago
Standing Rock stands with Mauna Kea by Jason Momoa "ONE TRIBE. Human race. A huge mahalo to the members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe that came to the mauna yesterday to share their dances, support, love & solidarity with us. It means a lot for the people of standing rock to come to the mauna because we have kanaka here who have stood and stayed on their frontlines as well.

On selloffs and sellouts

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 7 hours ago
So far, there hasn't been much follow-up since the revelation that the Saskatchewan Party set up (PDF) a committee, and arranged for sensitive operational details to be handed over to bidders in the process. But while there's plenty left to be investigated about how both the secret committee and the Crowns themselves tried to sell off public resources behind closed doors, we can already identify some glaring dishonesty from the Saskatchewan Party government. Here's what was revealed as a result of SaskTel's submissions to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner about... more »

China Shifts Purchase Priorities From Manufacturing Materials to Food…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
An interesting article in the South China Morning Post (SCMP) highlights how China is shifting their procurement priority from minerals used in manufacturing (cobalt, copper) to the acquisition of food and agriculture products. The impact is being felt throughout Africa, … Continue reading →

Epstein Was Visited By A Mystery Woman Just Before His Death

Activist Post at Activist Post - 7 hours ago
By Jason Bermas Amid all of the other craziness in the Epstein case, Forbes reported that Epstein had a female visitor shortly before his death.... more »

How an ancient trade is helping one of SA's oldest farming families survive the big dry

Luke Radford at Just In - 7 hours ago
Holowiliena Station is in the grip of a horror drought, but reviving an ancient trade is proving a lifeline to this farming family.

Why Tarantino has written his own resignation letter from Hollywood

Just In - 7 hours ago
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a melancholic film about the inevitability of change and the certainty that all good things will come to an end, writes Cameron Williams.

Sunday Vs Monday: Which day do you consider the start of the week?

Gabrielle Lyons at Just In - 7 hours ago
Some suggest Sunday is a day of rest, meaning Monday should start the working week. But is this the case around the world?

How two prime ministers lost when Australia scuttled Tuvalu's climate hopes

Melissa Clarke at Just In - 7 hours ago
At the annual Pacific Islands Forum, Tuvaluan Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga hoped the leaders present would work together. And they did, until talks turned to climate change, writes Melissa Clarke.

The bond 'black hole' is getting larger and scarier with a third of the global market now negative

Stephen Letts at Just In - 7 hours ago
Sovereign bonds are the bedrock of financial markets, but with a third now offering negative yields there could be severe consequences as the value of money is destroyed and inequality increases, writes Stephen Letts.

Doctors scramble to find out why this flu season may be the worst in decades

Dea Clark at Just In - 7 hours ago
This year's flu season catches health authorities by surprise, starting earlier than usual and killing hundreds. Now researchers are racing to find out why the outbreak has been "exceptional", investigating whether mutations are enabling the virus to last longer.

China's military is stronger than ever, so why does it still need the humble yak?

Alan Weedon at Just In - 7 hours ago
China's military is swiftly catching up to the technological prowess of the United States and Russia, but across the country's far-flung mountainous borders, military officers still ride yaks to patrol the region's punishing terrain.

667,000 apartments in 18 years. What could go wrong?

Sean Nicholls, Naomi Selvaratnam, Brigid Andersen, Georgina Piper And Nathanael Scott at Just In - 7 hours ago
Experts warn that many of Australia's apartment buildings are riddled with defects, following a decades-long building boom.

Israel's religious Jews embrace 'Kosher sex' as they break taboos

Eric Tlozek at Just In - 7 hours ago
Kosher sex shops, intimacy podcasts hosted by rabbis and marriage counselling are all gaining popularity among some traditionally conservative religious Jews in Israel.

NM-03 Could Be One Of The Most Important Battleground Districts For Progressives In 2020-- If There's A Progressive Running

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
As you can see from the map above, New Mexico has 3 congressional districts. NM-01 is basically Albuquerque (most of Bernalillo County) and its surroundings in much less populated Sandoval (blue), Torrance (red) and Santa Fe (red) counties. The PVI is D+7 and Obama won it with big margins both times he ran. Hillary didn't do nearly as well but still beat Trump convincingly-- 51.6% to 35.1%. Bernie won the primary in 2016 and didn't just beat Hillary but also beat Trump. In fact, Bernie beat all the Republicans combined. The congressional seat was open in 2018 and a stalwart progre... more »

Saturday Afternoon Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 8 hours ago
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Nicholas Kristof writes about Donald Trump's choice to put the most virulent anti-worker cronies imaginable in charge of U.S. labour policy. David Climenhaga weighs in on the UPC's laughably biased committee charged with the task of driving down wages for service workers. And Joel French comments on the need to be wary of the panel intended to provide political cover for public-sector austerity. - Sarath Pereis discusses how Scott Moe is treating Saskatchewan's citizens as pawns in an effort to influence the federal election. - Jacquie... more »

More Economic Opportunities

Yastreblyansky at No More Mister Nice Blog - 8 hours ago
Mainland Chinese rapper VaVa registers her disapproval of Hong Kong demonstrators on her Instagram account (which is of course illegal in mainland China except for those with the money to maintain a VPN). This in no way makes her look as if she is cravenly currying favor with the Beijing government, except—well, yeah, it does. How nuts is the entire world right now? Well, India's only Muslim-majority state, Jammu and Kashmir, has had its constitution somehow revoked by the Hindu-nationalist government and now the entire state is under something like house arrest, under curfew and p... more »

go game screenshots--lesson in quality control for computerized score tally

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 8 hours ago
black is capturing 2 white stones then 3 more white stones come off, then 3 more question: how many is 2+3+3? according to my pocket calculator this is 8. the computer tallies 15 captured by black. Uh oh.

How has Keynes’s liquidity trap theory held up over time?

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 8 hours ago
It’s worth revisiting this issue in a world with $17 trillion in negative yield bonds. Keynes was a complex thinker, who looked at issues from many different perspectives. Unfortunately, that means his views were not always internally consistent. Thus it’s foolish to try to pin him down, as if sticking a pin in a butterfly. […] The post How has Keynes’s liquidity trap theory held up over time? appeared first on Econlib.

Great Moments in Price Discrimination

David Henderson at Econlib - 8 hours ago
Below is a quote from a news item in the Washington Post by Casey Quackenbush, August 15, 2019. It’s titled “A Run on Gas Masks: Hong Kong protestors circumvent crackdown on protective gear” and is quoted in Liz Wolfe, “Hong Kong’s Market Is Providing Gas Masks and Protective Gear Despite Government Crackdown,” Reason.com, August 16, […] The post Great Moments in Price Discrimination appeared first on Econlib.

We shouldn’t buy Greenland — but maybe Greenland should buy the United States. Or to put it another way, Vi skulle ikke købe Grønland - men måske skal Grønland købe USA

The New York Crank at No More Mister Nice Blog - 8 hours ago
Yup, that's what Greenland looks like. So there’s Greenland, population under 60,000, on what’s been billed as the world’s largest Island, way up there in the North Atlantic. It’s part of sort of, the Kingdom of Denmark. It has gorgeous scenery, glaciers melting at a disastrously fast pace, some strategic value if you get it in your head to bomb Russia, alleged and unspecified mineral deposits of great alleged value, and a population that’s part Innuit and part Danish. Donald Trump seems to have plans to go there in September. And he seems to want to do a real estate deal and buy th... more »

Coroner Says Deep-Stater Epstein Hanged Himself, Two More Women Sue Molester’s Estate

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: coroner-says-deep-stater-epstein-hanged-himself-two-more-women-sue-molester-s-estate] Jeffrey Epstein, the sex pervert, convicted molester, and Deep State financier, committed suicide by hanging himself in his jail cell, New York City’s medical examiner ruled on Friday. But too many questions about the finding of "suicide" remain to dismiss foul play.

Stealth Shortage: Does the Pentagon Have Enough F-35s to Test?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, United States* In June 2019, only 8.7 percent of the test fleet was rated “fully mission-capable,” according to a Department of Defense document obtained by the Project for Government Oversight, a non-governmental watchdog organization. The Pentagon’s fleet of F-35 test aircraft lacks enough fully flyable planes. In June 2019, only 8.7 percent of the test fleet was rated “fully mission-capable,” according to a Department of Defense document obtained by the Project for Government Oversight, a non-governmental watchdog organization. “The 23 aircraft in ... more »

Nazi Germany vs. Russia: The World War II Front Where Tens of Millions Died

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Europe* It was hell. Total. Hell. *The scars of the war remain, not least in the absence of the populations exterminated during the conflict. The states occupied by the Soviet Union at the end of the war (including Poland, the Baltics, and Ukraine) remain deeply suspicious of Russian intentions.​* The war between Germany and the Soviet Union officially began in late June 1941, although the threat of conflict had loomed since the early 1930s. Germany and the USSR launched a joint war against Poland in September of 1939, which the Soviets followed up wit... more »

Big Mountain: Standing with Mauna Kea and celebrating end of dirty coal monsters

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 8 hours ago
Photo by Ethan Sing Standing StrongGreat gathering for resistors at the Benally stronghold marking the occasion of the Black Mesa strip mine and Navajo Generating Station power plant closure and planning for more victories for people land and wilderness in the Americas and solidarity with other blossoming struggles like Mauna Kea and all other indigenous led movements to fight the devastation

CNN: Germany dismantles yet another nuclear plant so they don’t end up like Fukushima

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 9 hours ago
Last week, Germany demolished a nuclear power plant without much fanfare. There was no countdown or loud explosion. The engineers who brought down the plant, which was no longer in use, used robots to carefully flatten it like a house of cards. The tower was only in use for a little over a year in […] The post CNN: Germany dismantles yet another nuclear plant so they don’t end up like Fukushima appeared first on Health Nut News.

BLM plans for move under way

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
Deadline passes, Trump’s BLM advances relocation plans Energy & Environment News Scott Streater, Kellie Lunney and Michael Doyle August 17, 2019 Cole Rojewski, director of Interior’s Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, said yesterday during an event sponsored by the Western Caucus Foundation, an arm of the GOP-led Congressional Western Caucus, that the absence of an objection from House and Senate appropriators is the same as if Congress “blessed” the move to Grand Junction, Colo. “About two hours ago, we just passed the 30-day notification of the House and Senate appro... more »

More Epstein Weirdness, as Big Bill DiBlasio’s Deafening Silence Continues

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
Found this tidbit at Breitbart today. Yesterday, Big Bad Bill DiBlasio’s Chief Medical Examiner, Barbara Sampson, ruled Epstein’s death a suicide. Really? https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2019/08/16/report-jeffrey-epstein-met-with-young-woman-after-removal-from-suicide-watch/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=best_of_the_week&utm_campaign=20190817 Alleged child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead over the weekend, was reportedly locked in a meeting room with a young woman one day after the millionaire criminal was removed from his New York City prison’s ... more »

Democrat Socialist Motto: Change Any Rules That Get In Our Way

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
Following in the large, muddy footprints of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Democrat Socialist Party’s spokespeople mouthpieces are now threatening the Justices of the Supreme Court: Rule against the Second Amendment Constitutional right of private citizens to bear arms, or we’ll expand the bench and pack the Court. The USS Congress writes statutes that set the number of SCOTUS judges, and that number has stood at NINE for about two centuries. FDR famously threatened Congress to expand that number to 15, and to approve his socialist progressive appointees, so that he could overturn e... more »

Nukes Can NEVER Terraform Mars - A Million 100 Megaton Nukes Can't Do It - Elon Musk's Sci. Fi Teeshirts

Robert Walker at Science 2.0 blogs - 9 hours ago
Elon Musk has just tweeted about his "Nuke Mars to terraform it" idea. He talked about that some years back, in 2015 when many people responded with articles saying it is impossible. Now he is tweeting again. This is surely just a joke. He can't be serious. Even 3000 nuclear bombs a day exploding over Mars as in his "minisuns" idea is likely not enough. Here is his throwaway remark about it in 2015. It was reasonably clear he was not putting forward a serious worked out future plan for Mars. But is there any potential in the idea? read more

Assyrians in Northeast Syria Appeal for Prayer for Safety

Groups representing Christians in northeast Syria are appealing for prayer, fearful that Turkey plans to make good its numerous threats to invade the region with its military forces.

Chaldean Synod in Iraq Issues Final Statement

At the invitation of His Beatitude Patriarch Cardinal Mar Louis Raphael Sako, the annual Chaldean Synod was held at the Patriarchal summer headquarters, Ankawa, Erbil, Iraq, from 3 to 10 August 2019, attended by Bishops from the dioceses of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, America, Canada and Australia.

Mass Media’s Phony Freakout Over Bernie’s WaPo Criticism Is Backfiring

Caitlin Johnstone at 9 hours ago
[image: undefined] After days of ridiculous, hysterical garment rending by mass media talking heads in response to Senator Bernie Sanders’ utterly undeniable assertion that *The Washington Post* has displayed unfair bias against his campaign, people with extensive experience in the mainstream press who are fed up with the lies are beginning to push back. Hard. Former MSNBC producer Jeff Cohen has published an article in Salon titled “Memo to mainstream journalists: Can the phony outrage; Bernie is right about bias”. Cohen details his experience with the way corporate media outlets ... more »

The Hypocrisy of President Trump and His Administration

Robert Wenzel at 9 hours ago
[image: undefined] On Thursday, the state of Israel banned two United States congresswomen from visiting the country, Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. Israel cited the congresswomen’s support for a boycott against Israel. Israel passed a domestically controversial law in March 2017 which allows the country to bar entry to anyone who supports the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions on Israel movement. It is, of course, Israel's business as to who they allow into the country and who they ban, and for debate amongst Israeli citizens on the issue. That said, it is remarkable that the Tru... more »

Booing England fans told to 'get out of Lord's' after Steve Smith felled by Ashes bouncer barrage

Just In - 9 hours ago
Steve Smith is praised for showing incredible bravery in his Ashes innings of 92 after copping a blow to the arm and sending a massive fright around Lord's when he was felled by a Jofra Archer bouncer.

2nd Clinton Painting Found in Epstein Mansion

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 10 hours ago

Alaska Records Its Warmest Month Ever; Future Records Likely

AP News at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Alaska has been America’s canary in the coal mine for climate warming, and the yellow bird is swooning.

‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Promotion Jams up Los Angeles

AP News at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
A city-wide promotion in Los Angeles for a popular Amazon television series caused chaos when drivers lined up for hours to cash in on 1950s gas prices.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Testifies in Favor of Including GMOs and Gene Edited Foods in Organic

Nick Meyer at AltHealthWorks.com - 10 hours ago
Despite the growing popularity of the organic movement in recent years (record sales were recorded in 2018), the genetically engineered food and pesticides industry has remained extremely busy behind the scenes. Following Bayer’s purchase of Monsanto, the oft-voted “Most Evil Company in the World,” the organization immediately went to work, pumping an estimated $3 billion into its new GMO division in the United States. And now, the biggest buzz-word is “CRISPR,” which denotes a whole new project of the former Monsanto, Bayer and the GMO industry which seeks to flood the market ... more »

Russian Air Force launches massive attack on jihadist mountain stronghold

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – There has been little calm at the mountaintop town of Kabani today, as Russian jets and helicopters continue to hammer the jihadist forces inside this militant stronghold in northeastern Latakia. According to a military source in the Latakia Governorate, the Russian Air Force repeatedly struck the positions of the Turkestan […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Jihadists claim new advance in southern Idlib after launching counter-offensive

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels have calaimed a new advance in the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate today after launching a counter-offensive at the Sukayk axis. Led by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and Rouse the Believers, the jihadist rebels launched a big attack along the Sukayk axis in southern Idlib on Saturday, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Ansarallah forces unleash massive missile attack on Saudi Arabia

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Ansarallah forces unleashed a massive attack on Saudi Arabia today, targeting several installations across the Gulf kingdom. According to the official media wing of the Ansarallah forces, their rocket battalion began their attack by launching four Zilzal-1 missiles on a Saudi military post near the Ulab area. The Ansarallah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iranian oil tanker about to leave Gibraltar as US attempts to detain it

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
A shipping agent for Iranian supertanker the Grace 1 has claimed that the vessel is prepared to leave Gibraltar in “24 to 48 hours”, despite a last-minute effort by the United States to seize it again, reported AP. On Saturday the managing director of Astralship, Richard de la Rosa, said logistical preparations had been put into […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian Air Force eliminates several militant sites in northern Syria: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force has been heavily targeting the militant positions across northern Syria, hitting several sites belonging to Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and many other jihadist groups. In particular, the Russian Air Force has been concentrated on the jihadist movements and bases along the southern region of the Idlib Governorate; […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Jihadists launch big counter-offensive in southern Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – For the third time this week, the jihadist rebels have launched a big counter-offensive to recover the territory they lost in southern Idlib. Led by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and Rouse the Believers, the jihadist rebels began their counter-offensive by storming the town of Sukayk and its surrounding points. According to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 17

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 10 hours ago
1920 Ex-Ottoman Iraqi officers asked leading Shiite cleric Shirazi for money Were rejected by Sayid Tabikh who called the officers mercenaries 1933 Surviving Assyrian women and children from Sumail sent to Dohuk and then Mosul (Musings On Iraq book review of *The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq book review *State and Society in Iraq*) 1937 PM Hikmat Sulaiman govt resigned over threat of military revolt by Mosul Garrison commander Gen Umari Officers overthrew govt believing it had too many Kurds and Turks and not anti-imperialist Pan-Arabistis 1937 Jami... more »

Too Many People, or Too Few?

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 10 hours ago
Some years ago I read the book Boom, Bust and Echo. It described how planners for public institutions like schools and hospitals often fail to anticipate demographic shifts. The authors described how in North America, the baby Boom after WWII overcrowded schools, and governments struggled to build and staff more facilities. Just as they were […]

Beto O'Rourke joins the Widow Steavens!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 10 hours ago
*SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2019Those People are all just alike: * In our view, the current field of Democratic candidates is extremely weak. Consider the current top five. Two are so old that, by any traditional norm, they shouldn't be in the mix for so demanding a (four-year) job. A third is way too young. Of the two top contenders who remain, one inaccurately "list[ed] herself on various forms as Native American over two decades as a law professor"—and this is a point which Donald J. Trump says he would revisit, early and often, during a White House campaign. (We're quoting from to... more »

The U.S. Army's 'New' Abrams Tank Is Far from Obsolete (For Now)

Dan Goure at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Dan Goure* *Technology, * How will it end? *For the next few decades at least, the solution to the Army’s problem of ensuring decisive lethality in its main battle tank is to continue the process of upgrading what is still the best tank in the world, the Abrams.* The U.S. Army is on an intensive quest for an array of new technologies with which to design and build new armored fighting vehicles, particularly a replacement for the long-serving Bradley. However much it might yearn for a new tank, the Army lacks the critical technologies that would justify the time and expense purs... more »

Ethics Report Reveals Massive Attempt to Deceive/Circumvent Cdn Atty General by Prime Minister Trudeau

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 10 hours ago
*Opposition Leader Scheer and * *Prime Minister Trudeau cross paths* *at Acadia celebration yesterday* It actually kept me up last night. I tossed and turned for hours thinking about the shocking revelations of the Ethics Commissioners' Report that was released last Wednesday in Ottawa. Canadians knew it was bad...but we didn't know how bad. Now, according to this analysis by National Post columnist Andrew Coyne we see that there was a calculated and sustained criminal attempt by the Prime Minister and members of his office to deceive and circumvent the Attorney General, Jody Wil... more »

Solar Industry Struggling In China, Following Subsidy Cuts

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Funny how the renewable lobby keeps telling us how cheap solar power is. China’s solar industry is apparently falling apart at the seams, since subsidies were cut last year: Embattled Chinese solar project developer and building-integrated PV manufacturer Singyes Solar has applied to resume trading in its shares on the […]

How Forests Heal People - A Video Nature Documentary

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 11 hours ago
*Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-wHq6yY2CI* *"The forest is a being of great kindness and benevolence. It offers shade to all, even the timber cutter."* Kotama

Buyer Beware: The U.S. Navy’s New Frigate Doesn’t Come With A Warranty

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Economics, Americas* [image: https://archive.defense.gov/DODCMSShare/NewsStoryPhoto/2013-09/hrs_130907-N-IC228-003.jpg] Problem? When you buy a $20,000 sedan, you expect to get a manufacturer’s warranty that promises to fix all defects without the customer paying a dime. But not when it’s a billion-dollar frigate. The U.S. Navy’s new FFG(X) frigate will not come with a warranty. Instead, each ship will come with a “guaranty,” in which the shipbuilder pledges to correct defects—though only up to a certain dollar value, and with the government paying for part of t... more »

Meet the Army's New M17 Gun: One of the Best on the Planet?

Gun News Daily at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Gun News Daily* *Technology, * A real game-changer? *The new handguns are built with an external safety, self-illuminating sights for low-light conditions, an integrated rail for attaching enablers and an Army standard suppressor conversion kit to attach an acoustic/flash suppressor, service developers said.​* Service weapons developers and soldiers say the new M17 and M18 pistol, designed as a next-generation handgun to follow the Army’s current M9 Beretta, is expected to substantially change combat tactics, techniques and strategies for dismounted soldiers on-the-move. “You ... more »

Did Russia’s Bizarre Nuclear-Powered Missile Just Blow Up?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Technology, Europe* [image: Reuters] A tragedy--that could happen again. Did Russia’s nuclear-powered cruise missile just blow up? Or was it something else that spewed a radioactive cloud and triggered radiation alarms? An accident at a military test site in northern Russia has sparked speculation of a mishap with the 9M730 Burevestnik ("Petrel"), an intercontinental cruise missile powered by a nuclear reactor. Russia has confirmed an explosion during an August 8 test at Nyonoksa, a military testing base on the White Sea. The explosion killed employees of Ro... more »

Nuclear Weapons on Aircraft Carriers? Why the U.S. Navy Said "No Way"

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Nuclear reactors in the engine room, nuclear weapons on deck? *It turned out that plenty of wars were liable to be fought without resorting to weapons of mass destruction.​* In the wake of the mushroom clouds that blossomed over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it swiftly dawned on political and military leaders across the globe that warfare between superpowers would never again be the same. But what exactly were the implications of nuclear weapons when it came to planning military force structure? In the United States, it was assume... more »

Another One Down: Peter Fonda

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
What a GREAT month so far. Ol’ Pedo-Perv Jeffie Epstein gets “suicided “, and now another bastion of liberal hate, Peter Fonda, has departed the Hollyweird Swamp. Fonda will be remembered for his inspiring quotes to his masses, such as…. Peter Henry Fonda✔@iamfonda It’s more than a protest! 90 million people in the streets on the same weekend works. I can’t be the organizer for they’ll arrest me for conspiracy to commit sedition. This must be like a spontaneous event without seeming to be organized by me and we have to make this happen NOW https://twitter.com/benicetovegans/status/1... more »

George Galloway asks…”Qui Bono?”

GunnyG at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
This man lays it out there and hopefully, the Clintons missed this video.

An Eye Poke to the Progressives…

GunnyG at 'Nox & Friends - 11 hours ago
Man, wouldn’t the National Socialist Democrat Asshats Party (NSDAP) LOVE to have crowds like this! At President Trump’s rally last night, the attendance record of that pop turd Elton John! It should also be noted that about 36K stood outside and watched on Jumbotrons. So much for Americans hating President Trump. Don’t worry Libs, Fauxahontas brought down the house with a whopping 700 or so. ***Brought to you before the Liberal Lapdog Pravda Press could suppress it.***

Just nod if you can hear me

Avedon at Avedon's Sideshow - 11 hours ago
"Sanders Says If Israel Wants to Ban Members of Congress, It Should Not Receive Billions in US Military Aid: 'The idea that a member of the United States Congress cannot visit a nation which, by the way, we support to the tune of billions and billions of dollars is clearly an outrage.'" Even AIPAC condemned Benjy on this one. Imagine a president of the United States advising another country to insult our members of Congress! Democratic Debate 2, in Detroit: Night 1: Hickenlooper, Bullock, Buttigeig, Klobuchar, O'Rourke, Ryan, Sanders, Warren, Williamson, with commentary from *The... more »

The hook brings you back

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 11 hours ago
The group Blues Traveler had a huge hit with a song called “Hook,” which intentionally says nothing of substance. The chorus is as follows: “Because the hook brings you back I ain’t tellin’ you no lie The hook brings you … Continue reading →

Now They Want You to Accept Literal Vampirism, Too

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Truthstream Media There is a breaking down of barriers and a new type of society being ushered in, but what comes next? Melissa Dykes... more »

The Grassroots Will Defeat Trump, But The Democrats In Congress Have A Role To Play Also

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*This is how the Republican Party depicts women of color fighting for their rights* This week, UC Berkeley political science professor Taeku Lee explained Trump's fears of women of color and how Democrats take them for granted instead of mobilizing them. "Women of color, especially black women," he wrote, "are potent forces in progressive politics, both in office and as organizers who mobilize voters. It seems that liberals take this for granted, but conservatives tacitly recognize the political power of women of color when they try to discredit them through ridicule and harassment.... more »

The US Military is a Bigger Polluter Than as Many as 140 Countries — Study

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
The US military is one of the largest polluters in history, consuming more liquid fuels and emitting more climate-changing gases than most medium-sized countries

The NWO Globalists have crossed the one red line their own James Bond movies warn them against

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*In a 1979 James Bond movies, the supervillain was planning to wipe out all the people on earth and repopulate it with a genetically perfect master race. He was foiled when his henchman called Jaws realized that included him, decided he wanted a future, swtiched sides and helped James Bond destroy him.* *https://jamesbond.fandom.com/wiki/Drax%27s_Space_Station* *The whole world is now having its Jaws moment as it realizes Donald Trump, Bill Gates and co are yet again in the process of implementing the NWO Globalists plan to depopulate the earth using an Ebola false flag, vaccines... more »

Despite U.S. Pressure, No European Nation Has Agreed To Take In Captured ISIS fFghters

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Men suspected of being ISIS fighters walk toward a screening point in Syria’s Deir Ezzor province on March 6, 2019. (File photo: AFP) *Daily Mail:* *Trump officials' pleas to take back jihadis failing: no European nations have agreed to take in captured ISIS fighters, despite White House pressure campaign* * The White House and State Department are pressuring governments in Europe to take back thousands of jihadis and their brides captured when ISIS collapsed * Officials are pushing governments including those of Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel to take back their ... more »

Wakey Wakey, Rise And Shine! Black Hole Begins Flashing, Scientists Baffled (VIDEO)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 12 hours ago
Wakey Wakey, Rise And Shine! Black Hole Begins Flashing, Scientists Baffled (VIDEO) by https://www.rt.com/ A supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way just woke up and is flashing 75 times brighter than ever observed, after being quiet for more than 20 years, baffling astronomers. – Sagittarius A*, a supermassive blackhole, is normally …

Hong Kong Retail is Hungry for Silver Over Gold Says Peter Hug

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 12 hours ago
Kitco NEWS Published on Aug 16, 2019 Silver is “dirt cheap” at current levels and retail investors, particularly in Hong Kong, are jumping on the white metal, even more so than they are with gold, said Peter Hug, global trading director of Kitco Metals. “We’re seeing extreme retail demand for physical silver out of our …

Max Keiser: The Global Banking System Is Collapsing

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 12 hours ago
Rethinking the Dollar Published on Aug 15, 2019 Thanks for watching this interview, “The Global Banking System Is Collapsing w/ #MaxKeiser. Share your thoughts below. Don’t forget to click the 👍 & subscribe to the RTD channel for more informative content 🔔. Find out more about my guest Max Keiser here: https://www.rt.com/shows/keiser-report/ end

Andrew Romanoff For U.S. Senate

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
Colorado Senator Cory Booker is widely considered the most vulnerable Republican up for reelection. And there are currently 13 Democrats-- of all stripes-- running for the nomination to take him on. The elephant in the room is that former Governor Frackenlooper has just dropped out of his dismally failed presidential run and-- encouraged by Chuck Schumer-- is about to announce for the Senate seat, into which he expects to waltz. Frackenlooper isn't nearly as popular with Democrats in Colorado as he is with Democrats in DC. Blue America has just endorsed former Colorado House Speak... more »

Ethnic Studies and Hxrstory: Not Doubleplusgood

Pierre Lemieux at Econlib - 12 hours ago
In his last book, The Fatal Conceit, Nobel Laureate economist Friedrich Hayek seemed too pessimistic on the future of civilization. But when one looks at the current project of a mandatory Ethnic Studies class for California high school and Cal State students (“Ethnic Studies May Soon Be Mandatory. Can California Get It Right,” August 13, […] The post Ethnic Studies and Hxrstory: Not Doubleplusgood appeared first on Econlib.

A Matter of Life or Death: We Cannot Afford to Ignore Mental Illnesses Any Longer

Lij Teodrose Fikremariam at The Ghion Journal - 12 hours ago
It happened again last month; a young Ethiopian man took his life and left a devastated community in his wake. Two months before that, another Ethiopian killed himself and likewise left a trail of questions and grief behind him. These senseless acts of suicide are becoming altogether too normal, yet no matter how often news of tragic self-inflicted deaths greet us, when we find out the fatalities are Ethiopian, it is a jolting shock to… The post A Matter of Life or Death: We Cannot Afford to Ignore Mental Illnesses Any Longer appeared first on The Ghion Journal.

AOC: Trump Supporters Aren't Educated Enough to Realize They're Racist

Luis Miguel at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: aoc-trump-supporters-aren-t-educated-enough-to-realize-they-re-racist] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed Trump supporters fail to see the racist nature of the policies they support because they haven't been educated enough on racism.

Riot Police Confront Protesters In Hong Kong

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Hong Kongers rally against government on night of storms* HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of school teachers joined an 11th weekend of anti-government protests in Hong Kong on Saturday, as shops pulled down their shutters and braced for another restive summer night. Weeks of increasingly violent demonstrations have plunged the city into turmoil. Water-filled barricades fortify the airport and government offices. Posters showing bloody clashes are stuck on street corners and there is a protest nearly every night. The unrest began in June in opposition to a now-suspende... more »

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